UFCW Local 367

Today we honor the day when the last enslaved people in the United States, a quarter million strong, learned they were free.

The confederate military had been disbanded 24 days earlier, the Confederacy had fallen 71 days prior, and President Lincoln had declared their freedom 900 days before... but June 19th, 1865 is when it finally became real. 161 years later we still feel the long shadow of slavery.

This day does not only mark the end of slavery but the start of rebuilding a country where that freedom is real and felt by everyone. We honor that history today, and the generations who have fought, and continue to fight, for freedom that's more than a promise on paper.

Nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup are currently in contract negotiations with their employer, MultiCare. They are asking the people to sign a letter in support of a fair contract which would tackle the staffing issues that drive nurse burnout and erode patient care.

Corporate greed recognizes no limits, so solidarity must cross industry lines. UFCW 367 stands with them.

Add your name to the letter and show the MultiCare CEO that these nurses have their community's support. Link in comments

Five hundred years of colonialism, resource theft, and labor exploitation — the Solidarity Committee is kicking off a book club around it. Eduardo Galeano's "Open Veins of Latin America" is one of the most important books ever written about who extracts wealth and who loses it.

Learn more and RSVP at the link in the comments